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It is my pleasure to invite you, on behalf of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) and the World Psychiatric Association Section of Old Age Psychiatry (WPA-SOAP), to be our guest in a webinar on Human Rights and Mental Health of Older Adults. The program will highlight the human rights of older adults and its real world implementation challenges, especially during this pandemic.

Both organizations would like to celebrate together the next Human Rights Day, 10 December, with this topic as part of the IPA Webinar Series. These webinars are educational events on topics that are timely and relevant to the field of mental health for older adults.

Hear from renowned experts in the field, Professors Israel Doron and Norman Sartorius, followed by a Q&A Panel Discussion with Dr. Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima and moderated by Dr. Kiran Rabheru.
Prof. Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, PhD
Chair, IPA Webinar Series

	Welcome and opening remarks by Professor Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, PhD Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Chair, IPA Webinar Task Force The Netherlands
	Introduction & discussion of global need by Dr. Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, MD, MSci, DSci (download slide deck here) IPA Board of Directors (2004-2012); Chair, WPA Section of Old Age Psychiatry Switzerland
	Commentary and perspectives by Professor Norman Sartorius, MD, PhD, FRCPsych President, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes (AMH) Switzerland
	Presentation: Human Rights and Mental Health of Older Persons: Can We Learn Anything From the COVID-19 Crisis? by Professor Israel Doron, MD (download slide deck here) Head for Center for Research and Study of Ageing (CRSA) Haifa University Israel
	Moderated by Dr. Kiran Rabheru MD, CCFP, FRCP, DABPN IPA Board of Directors The Ottawa Hospital & University of Ottawa Canada

Prof Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, PhD Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Chair, IPA Webinar Task Force The Netherlands	Dr. Frans Verhey, MD, PhD University Hospital of Maastricht The Netherlands	Dr. Carlos de Mendonça Lima, MD, MSci, DSci IPA Board of Directors (2004-2012); Chair, WPA Section of Old Age Psychiatry Switzerland	Prof Maria I. Lapid, MD Professor of Psychiatry Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States